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Moran Family-The History of the Ancient Mayo family traces it's ancestry as a family of Irish origin before the year 1100 and appears first in the records in Mayo County of Ireland.
Moran Surname Origin
Moran-British version-possibly a modern form of the ancient Irish name "O"Mughroin
The English and French variant was Morant,beleived to mean 'steadfast' and 'enduring".The more Angelcized spelling is "O"Morain
Their are 2 Irish versions of the spelling's that have been Anglecized,"O"Morain and O' Mughrain,which means big.The name first arose in the western counties of Galway and Mayo,aslo in County Roscommon. Other variation:Mora'n (no space accent over the A)
*The Moran family name is ranked 56th out 100 top names in Ireland-report by Robert E.Matheson-Special Report on Surnames in Irleand with notes as to numerical strength
*Moran clan information-MORAN is not referencd in the Scottish Tartan and Clan Index
(I guess they just aren't as large a group)
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| Jaunty Buggy-Connie and Chet |
My husband Chet and I taking a ride in a traditional Irish Jaunty Buggy.(photo taken by David Coy).In March 2001,we traveled all thru Ireland.The Jaunty Buggy ride was in Kilarney,Irleand.We travled around the area of town,and to the Kilarney Castle and outlaying lake.
Later in the day we took an all day trip that went 100 miles around the Ring Of Kerry.It was the most spectacular Day.
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